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From: dennison@telepath.com
Subject: Re: Future of Ada?
Date: 1999/01/13
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In article <369c6b78.7488219@news.nodak.edu>,
  jamwahl@badlands.nodak.edu wrote:
> I am just wondering what those who frequent this news group think
> about the future of Ada.  I've heard a lot of talk that Ada is kind of
> dying out and that not even the military is using it any more.  Any
> comments would be greatly appreciated.

Our Military customer required it for the job I'm on now. Its a simulation job
too, not a "warfighting" job.

I tend to hear the most of that same "talk" from folks who (for some bizzare
reason) desparately *want* it to be true.

T.E.D.

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